One month after the SMB-targeting WannaCry worm outbreak began spreading globally, Honda discovered fresh infections at multiple facilities, and was forced to temporarily idle one plant as a result of the ransomware.
South Korean web hosting firm Nayana has agreed to pay attackers a record-shattering $1 million to unlock 153 Linux servers crypto-locked by ransomware. Security researchers say the infection was likely exacerbated by the company running ancient versions of the Linux kernel, as well as Apache and PHP.
Sixty-five percent of security leaders consider their organizations' security postures to be above average or superior. But only 29 percent are very confident in their security controls. Neustar's Tom Pageler analyzes results of Strategic Cybersecurity Investments Study.
Phishing attacks have seen a meteoric rise in the last year as attackers continue to refine their tactics and share successful attack types. In particular, they've taken advantage of the malware-as-a-service offerings on the dark web in order to increase the efficiency and volume of attacks.
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Britain's security services have reportedly concluded that the WannaCry ransomware outbreak was launched by Lazarus group, a hacking team tied to North Korea. Attribution aside, security experts question how many organizations can defend themselves against Lazarus attacks.
The CEO of the company that crippled WannaCry's ransomware component explains to Congress how the worm continues to attack unpatched systems at increasing rates. Also, creating a healthcare cybersecurity framework.
This monthly Security Agenda will highlight some of the most recent additions to our course library. June's edition features Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Payments Risk Expert, David Lott discussing mobile wallets and emerging fraud. Other industry influencers like US Bank's Mark Gelhardt, Georgia Tech Research...
Good news: The Neutrino exploit kit - once a major exploit kit player - appears to have disappeared from the cybercrime scene. While it's unclear if Neutrino is gone for good, rivals have already filled any gaps in the market.
The U.S. government on Wednesday issued its most direct and technically detailed advisory about North Korea's hacking activity to date, warning that the country continues to target U.S. media, aerospace, financial and critical infrastructure sectors.
Victims of Jaff and EncrypTile ransomware can take advantage of two new free tools from security firms that exploit weaknesses in the malware crypto to forcibly crack encrypted files on demand - no potential ransom-payment required.
Microsoft fears that nation-state actors may unleash viral code that could devastate users. On Tuesday, it released software fixes again for its older operating systems in hopes of averting a repeat of last month's infection of tens of thousands of computers with ransomware.
Social engineering is not a new concept, but it is an enduring one that is steadily growing, with no end in sight.
One of the most common social engineering schemes is phishing, which is defined as "the use of social engineering and technical subterfuge to defraud an online account holder of their financial...
Synthetic ID fraud is a fast-growing, multibillion dollar issue. Often misclassified as a credit loss, synthetic ID fraud is now affecting an expanding list of entities. Also, unless extremely large, this "victimless" crime often does not get the full attention of law enforcement. From the LexisNexis data labs, learn...
Monetarily motivated attacks are by far the most prevalent cyberthreats to organizations worldwide, yet vulnerability management techniques have largely failed to adapt to a threat landscape dominated by distributed crimeware. By understanding the commercialization of attack tools and services - particularly the...
The Internet-of-Things poses tremendous cybercrime challenges with crafting a meaningful risk-based financial crime management strategy. In this session, we'll cover the meaning of cybersecurity in the context of fraud and customer trust, an understanding on the meaning and purpose of a cyber threat intelligence...
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